The change actually adds only
(e.g. `%C(auto,red)`)
but reflowing the paragraph blows it up a little.
-------- 8< --------
The manual correctly describes the syntax with `auto,` but the
trailing `,` is hard to spot in a terminal. The HTML format does not
have this problem. Adding an example helps both worlds.
Signed-off-by: Andreas Heiduk <[email protected]>
---
Documentation/pretty-formats.txt | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
index 38040e95b..b03985101 100644
--- a/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pretty-formats.txt
@@ -174,11 +174,12 @@ endif::git-rev-list[]
- '%Creset': reset color
- '%C(...)': color specification, as described under Values in the
"CONFIGURATION FILE" section of linkgit:git-config[1];
- adding `auto,` at the beginning will emit color only when colors are
- enabled for log output (by `color.diff`, `color.ui`, or `--color`, and
- respecting the `auto` settings of the former if we are going to a
- terminal). `auto` alone (i.e. `%C(auto)`) will turn on auto coloring
- on the next placeholders until the color is switched again.
+ adding `auto,` at the beginning (e.g. `%C(auto,red)`) will emit
+ color only when colors are enabled for log output (by `color.diff`,
+ `color.ui`, or `--color`, and respecting the `auto` settings of the
+ former if we are going to a terminal). `auto` alone (i.e.
+ `%C(auto)`) will turn on auto coloring on the next placeholders
+ until the color is switched again.
- '%m': left (`<`), right (`>`) or boundary (`-`) mark
- '%n': newline
- '%%': a raw '%'
--
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